# Big Video

> Expands embedded video iframes to full screen with a single click. Enjoy a distraction-free viewing experience on any website.

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/big-video](https://chrome-stats.com/d/big-video)

## Overview

- **ID:** `big-video`
- **Platform:** Firefox
- **Type:** Firefox add-on
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** thesuperduke
- **Category:** appearance,photos-music-videos
- **Daily users:** 1
- **Weekly downloads:** 2
- **Version:** 0.5
- **Last updated:** 2026-05-05
- **First published:** 2026-05-01
- **Size:** 792 KB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-14
- **Store listing:** [Firefox Add-ons Store](https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/big-video/)
- **Website:** [https://github.com/mkamran67/big-video/issues](https://github.com/mkamran67/big-video/issues)

## Description

<strong>Big Video</strong> is a lightweight, privacy-friendly browser extension designed to give you back control over embedded videos. Ever found a great video embedded on an article or blog, but it's stuck in a tiny box? With a single click, Big Video expands any embedded video iframe (anime sites) to fill your entire browser window.

Enjoy a distraction-free, theater-like experience anywhere on the web—no sign-in, no tracking, no fuss.

<strong>✨ Key Features:</strong>
- <strong>One-Click Expansion:</strong> A subtle button appears on video iframes. Click it to expand the video to fill your browser tab, bypassing messy page layouts.
- <strong>Auto-Detects Major Players:</strong> Works seamlessly with YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, Dailymotion, standard HTML5 players, and many third-party media embeds.
- <strong>Hide Distracting Elements:</strong> Use the built-in Picker Mode to click and hide annoying banners, sidebars, or overlays while watching. Your choices are saved automatically per website.
- <strong>Customizable UI:</strong> Choose where the expand button appears (Top-Left, Top-Right, Bottom-Left, or Bottom-Right) so it never blocks important video controls.
- <strong>Auto-Expand &amp; Auto-Shrink:</strong> Configure the extension to automatically expand the first video on specific websites, and automatically shrink back to the original layout when the video ends.
- <strong>Lightweight &amp; Fast:</strong> Runs efficiently in the background without slowing down your browsing experience.

<strong>🔒 Privacy First:</strong>
Big Video runs entirely locally on your device. It does not collect, transmit, or sell your data. Your settings and hidden element preferences are saved directly to your browser's local storage.

## Rankings

- #95,282 — Overall
- #150 — bigo

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `activeTab`
- `tabs`
- `storage`

### Host permissions

- `<all_urls>`

### Content script matches

- `<all_urls>`

## Safety

- **Risk impact:** High risk impact
- **Risk likelihood:** High risk likelihood

### Analysis details

- Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
- This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/big-video)